renegar

/Rɨ.nɨ.ˈɡaɾ/

//Rɨ.nɨ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“renegar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #49,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,673
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - abandonar uma religião para seguir outra; descrer

Corpus desk

Index PT-renegar · renegar · Portuguese

renegar · rank #49,673 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,673
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH reexame

Nearest frequency peer: reexame (-4 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “renegar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “renegar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

renegar vs revelar
71% similar
renegar vs renovar
71% similar
renegar vs revogar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for renegar
PropertyValue
Headwordrenegar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.nɨ.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,673
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “renegar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).renegarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “reexame” (#49,669), “profético” (#49,655), “sedentarismo” (#49,694). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “renegar” fica em #49,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around renegar (IPA /Rɨ.nɨ.ˈɡaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,673 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for renegar, with forms such as "ernegar", "reengar", and "reneagr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "revelar", "renovar", "revogar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is renegar, spelled R-E-N-E-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    abandonar uma religião para seguir outra; descrer
  2. 2
    odiar
  3. 3
    abandonar, rejeitar
  4. 4
    trair
  5. 5
    negar, recusar, desprezar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how renegar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Renegar o pecado.
  2. Renegou o filho.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ernegar
  • reengar
  • reneagr
  • renegarr
  • reneggar
  • renegra
  • rengear
  • rennegar
  • rneegar
  • rrenegar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of renegar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ernegar2reengar2reneagr2renegarr1reneggar1renegra2rengear2rennegar1
Edit distance from "renegar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "renegar"?
"renegar" is spelled R-E-N-E-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.nɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "renegar" mean?
As a verb, "renegar" means: abandonar uma religião para seguir outra; descrer
What words are commonly confused with "renegar"?
"renegar" is commonly confused with "revelar", "renovar", "revogar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "renegar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "renegar" is /Rɨ.nɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "renegar" come from?
"renegar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "renegar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reexame#49,669porrete#49,645verdura#49,746keeping#49,549

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

subseção10 variantsflanela10 variantsespinal10 variantsfusível10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list